Man lives and endures but a little while; and all the world with its splendor passes away. There is only One who is eternal in every place, and we are in his hands.

— Matthias Claudius (1740–1815), Dichter

Topics: Time & Transience, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death

Matthias Claudius

Matthias Claudius (1740–1815) war ein deutscher Dichter, Journalist und Redakteur, der vor allem in Wandsbek bei Hamburg wirkte. Bekannt durch Werke wie das „Abendlied“ („Der Mond ist aufgegangen“) und die Zeitung „Der Wandsbecker Bote“, vertrat er eine schlichte, biblisch verwurzelte Frömmigkeit, die von zeitgenössischen Aufklärern wie Goethe verspottet wurde. Heutigen Bibellesern vermitteln seine Verse ein unprätentiöses Gottvertrauen sowie die Mahnung zu menschlicher Demut und Schöpfungsverbundenheit.

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